Device for catching animals



(No Model.) I

I. S. KRIOK. DEVICE FOR GATGHING ANIMALS.

,No. 408,309. Patented Aug. 6, 1889.

M A5555 MM wzpd/f UNITED STATES PATENT ()EEIc IRWIN SOLOMONE KRICK, OFCONNEAUTVILLE, PENN SYLVANIA.

DEVICE FOR CATCHI NG ANIMALS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 408,309, dated August6, 1889.

- Application filed June 9, 1888. Serial No. 276,658- (No model.)

To all whom, it near; concern:

Be it known that I, IRWIN SoLoMoNE KRICK, acitizen of the United States,residing at Oonneautville, in the county of Crawford and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDevices for Catching Animals; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

My invention. relates to that class of implements used for catching andholding vicious and wild cattle or horses; and it consists of apeculiarly-constructed snap-hook, which is operated by a cord or chainconfined within the handle of the implement.

It further consists in the means for automatically opening and closingthe snaphook, as hereinafter more fully described.

The object of my invention is to provide a safe and effective means forcatching and controlling vicious and wild animals, and

when adjusted on the ring on the animals nose or to the halter about itshead or neck sufficient flexibility is afforded to compensate for themotion of the animals head.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which Figure 1 is a side view of my invention.Fig. 2 is a section of same, showing operation in dotted lines; and Fig.3, a detail view of the chain-link. Fig. 4 is a detail View of thesnap-hook and chain on a larger scale.

Like letters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views.

A is the handle, which is constructed, preferably, of wood axially boredat a, and through said bore passes a rod B, having at one end a ring I;and at the other end an eye I), to which is attached a chain or rope I).

At either end of the handle A are rigidly secured ferrules O C, theformer having its end projecting beyond the end of the stick to concealthe ring I) on the end of rod B. The ferrule O has its middle portionpressed in to form a tubular projection e, which is cone-shaped, andwhich receives the end of the snap-hook and admits of the passage of thechain or cord 7).

An internal cone 6 is formed in the ferrule C, which is designed toreceive the conical end (Z of the snap-hook D. Attached to the outer endof the chain 1) is a snap-hook D, which is designed to be adjusted intothe ring in the animals nose or upon the halter. The end (Z of thesnap-hook D to which the chain 6 is attached is made conical, for thepurpose hereinafter explained. Pivotally connected to the end cl of thesnap-hook D is a tongue d, which prevents the displacement of the ringto which the snap-hook is designed to be attached. The tongue (1 isinclined on its face, as shown at c, so that when thesaid tongue isdrawn into the coneshaped tubular projection c it engages with the faceof said cone and the tongue is forced down, opening the hook andallowing the ring to be withdrawn therefrom.

A spring d is placed in a seat under the tongue cl, normally holding thetongue against the lip 61" of the body of the hook. Aleather strap E isattached to the portion of the handle A nearest the operator, whichassists in the manipulation of the device.

The operation of my device is as follows: \Vhen it is desired to attachthe snap-hook to the ring in an animals nose, or to a ring attached tosome other convenient part of a halter, the rod B is withdrawn from thehandle A until the inclined surface of the tongue on the snap-hook comesin contact with the inner walls of the cone-shaped tubular projection ofthe adjacent ferrule, the tongue being thus forced down and allowing thesnaphook to be readily attached to the ring or halter. The operator bypulling the handle A toward himself causes the snap-hook to be withdrawnfrom the cone-shaped projection e, and the tongue is then put into placeby the spring 6', which closes the snap-hook and secures the animal.

Having thus fully described my invention, I what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. As a new article of manufacture, a device for catching and holdinganimals, consisting of an axially-bored handle provided with acentrally-apertured ferrule at each end, one of said ferrules having itsopening inwardly tapered or cone-shaped, a rod longitudinally adjustablein said handle,a snap-hook provided With a spring-actuated pivot-tongueadapted to enter the cone-shaped opening in said ferrule, and a flexibleconnection between said snap-hook and the adjustable rod,

substantially as shown and described.

2. In a device forcatching and holding animals, the combination, withthe handle A, axially bored at a and provided With the .ferrules 0 O,the ferrule 0 having the tapered or cone-shaped tubular projection e,and the rod B, longitudinally adjustable in said handle, of thesnap-hook D, normally closed by v the spring 01, and having its upperedge beveled to adapt it to the said cone-shaped I 5 tubular projectione of the ferrule O, and thecord'or chain 1), connecting said snaphookand the rod B, substantially as shown and described.

- In testimony whereof I affix my signature in 20 presence of twoWitnesses.

IRWIN SOLOMONE KRIOK.

Witnesses:

GEORGE MOCABE, DANIEL S. BUTT.

